Eliopoulos - Gerontological Nursing : End of Life Care questions and well elaborated
answers
The 45-year-old son of a dying woman is profoundly uncomfortable with discussions of her
expected time of death, funeral preparations, and the signs and symptoms that may signal
that death is imminent. Which of the following historical phenomena may have contributed
to the son's reluctance to acknowledge the reality of death?
A) In the past, death was viewed positively as a welcome transition, while it is now often
seen as an undesirable evil.
B) The declining death rate means that individuals live longer and survive to experience
more unsettling symptoms and discomfort
than in past generations.
C) Many people now die in institutional settings, limiting the amount of previous exposure
to death that many individuals have.
D) Modern medical technology and increasing vigilance of treatment has brought about a
mistrust of the natural dying process. - correct answer-C) Many people now die in
institutional settings, limiting the amount of previous exposure to death that many
individuals have.
A 79-year-old woman with a longstanding diagnosis of chronic leukemia experienced a
blast crisis one week ago and died overnight. Place the stages of the coping mechanisms
that the woman's family will go through in the most likely chronological order. Use all the
options.
A) Anger
B) Denial
, C) Acceptance
D) Bargaining
E) Depression - correct answer-Ans: B, A, D, E, C
1 denial
2 anger
3 bargaining
4 depression
5 Acceptance
The daughter of a 79-year-old man with a diagnosis of small-cell lung cancer has learned
that her father has been found to have bone metastases. The daughter has approached the
oncologist who is caring for him with information that she has found on the Internet that
promises to cause remission of cancer through intensive antioxidant therapy. She is
adamant that the physician facilitate the treatment and liaise with the providers who are
located overseas. Which of the stages of Kübler-Ross' conceptual framework is the
daughter most likely experiencing?
A) Depression
B) Anger
C) Denial
D) Bargaining - correct answer-C) Denial
Faced with the crushing reality of her imminent death, a 72-year-old female patient with
advanced pancreatic cancer has become withdrawn and quiet, with her family stating that
answers
The 45-year-old son of a dying woman is profoundly uncomfortable with discussions of her
expected time of death, funeral preparations, and the signs and symptoms that may signal
that death is imminent. Which of the following historical phenomena may have contributed
to the son's reluctance to acknowledge the reality of death?
A) In the past, death was viewed positively as a welcome transition, while it is now often
seen as an undesirable evil.
B) The declining death rate means that individuals live longer and survive to experience
more unsettling symptoms and discomfort
than in past generations.
C) Many people now die in institutional settings, limiting the amount of previous exposure
to death that many individuals have.
D) Modern medical technology and increasing vigilance of treatment has brought about a
mistrust of the natural dying process. - correct answer-C) Many people now die in
institutional settings, limiting the amount of previous exposure to death that many
individuals have.
A 79-year-old woman with a longstanding diagnosis of chronic leukemia experienced a
blast crisis one week ago and died overnight. Place the stages of the coping mechanisms
that the woman's family will go through in the most likely chronological order. Use all the
options.
A) Anger
B) Denial
, C) Acceptance
D) Bargaining
E) Depression - correct answer-Ans: B, A, D, E, C
1 denial
2 anger
3 bargaining
4 depression
5 Acceptance
The daughter of a 79-year-old man with a diagnosis of small-cell lung cancer has learned
that her father has been found to have bone metastases. The daughter has approached the
oncologist who is caring for him with information that she has found on the Internet that
promises to cause remission of cancer through intensive antioxidant therapy. She is
adamant that the physician facilitate the treatment and liaise with the providers who are
located overseas. Which of the stages of Kübler-Ross' conceptual framework is the
daughter most likely experiencing?
A) Depression
B) Anger
C) Denial
D) Bargaining - correct answer-C) Denial
Faced with the crushing reality of her imminent death, a 72-year-old female patient with
advanced pancreatic cancer has become withdrawn and quiet, with her family stating that
